Marcel Delmotte
Retour De L'Enfant Prodigue
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Impressionist & Modern Art | London Including Works from the Collection of Marina Picasso, Lot 75
14. Apr - 14. Apr 2021
Impressionist & Modern Art | London Including Works from the Collection of Marina Picasso, Lot 75
14. Apr - 14. Apr 2021
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 7.560 GBP
Price realised: 7.560 GBP
Description
Property of a Private Collector
Marcel Delmotte
1901 - 1984
Retour de l'Enfant prodigue
signed M Delmotte (lower left); signed Marcel Delmotte, dated 1980, titled and inscribed with the artist's address on the reverse
oil on board
91.3 by 122.5cm., 36 by 48¼in.
Framed: 95 by 126cm., 37⅜ by 49½in.
Painted in 1980.
Acquired from the artist by the present owner
Marcel Delmotte
1901 - 1984
Retour de l'Enfant prodigue
signed M Delmotte (lower left); signed Marcel Delmotte, dated 1980, titled and inscribed with the artist's address on the reverse
oil on board
91.3 by 122.5cm., 36 by 48¼in.
Framed: 95 by 126cm., 37⅜ by 49½in.
Painted in 1980.
Acquired from the artist by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 51 %.
The work Retour De L'Enfant Prodigue by Marcel Delmotte was auctioned at Sothebys in London in April 2021. It achieved a price of GBP 7,560.00 (€ 8,696.20), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 51%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Marcel Delmotte - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Les Colonnes D’Hercule, which sold at auction in February 2019 for GBP 27,500.00 (€ 32,079.71).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 51 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Retour De L'Enfant Prodigue von Marcel Delmotte kam im April 2021 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 7.560,00 (€ 8.696,20) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 51%. Für andere Arbeiten von Marcel Delmotte mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Les Colonnes D’Hercule beobachtet, die im Februar 2019 für GBP 27.500,00 (€ 32.079,71) versteigert wurde.
Marcel Delmotte - Auction history
